Mission Engineering Study Lead

• Development of study scope, Key Questions, partnering organizations, external teaming opportunities, and execution plans.
• Understand complex scenarios, vignettes, CONOPs, CONEMPs, measure derivation, and system-of-systems interactions to assist the team's overall knowledge base and inform leadership.
• Understand Mission Architecture inputs, development, implementation, and connections to CONOPs, CONEMPs, and mission-level modeling & simulation (M&S) efforts for the system-of-systems architectures being constructed.
• Understanding of mission-level analysis objectives, tools, limitations, constraints, and how data and architectures feed M&S activities.
• Track progress, solve problems, identify risks, develop mitigations, maintain information flow to team and leadership.
• Develop Kickoff, IPR, and Final briefings along with Study final products.
• Synthesize raw analytical products into impactful conclusions and recommendations for senior government leadership.

• 7 years of experience in operations research with a focus on mission engineering, systems engineering, or operational analysis.
• 5 years of experience conducting operational or mission analysis and trade-off studies to inform decision-making for capability development, system design, technology investments, or maturation of concepts of operations (CONOPS) or concepts of employment (CONEMPS).
• 5 years of experience in a leadership or deputy role managing cross-functional teams in analyzing complex engineering and operational problems.
• 5+ years of demonstrated experience in communicating complex technical findings to senior leadership, technical or operational experts, and non-technical stakeholders.
• 3+ years of demonstrated experience in developing and executing terms of references for analyses or studies; analyzing mission architectures/threads; understanding the use of mission modeling tools (e.g., CAMEO, AFSIM); interpreting M&S outputs; or preparing briefings and strategic recommendations for decision makers.
• 3+ years of experience working with Joint Staff, Combatant Commands, Military Services, Intelligence Community or Office of Secretary of Defense organizations.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills necessary to effectively collaborate in a team environment; present and explain technical information to colleagues, management, or sponsors.
• Knowledge or recent experience integrating systems processes and/or software development methodologies, planning, designing, and analyzing functional system processes - either hardware or software-based systems.
• Demonstrated ability to devise solutions for complex problems that require in-depth analysis of tangible and intangible factors.
• Proven ability to analyze complex issues within a diverse team and effectively present findings and solutions to stakeholders.

• Experience developing system solutions to complex and challenging DoD problems.
• Experience planning and executing complex mission and systems analysis efforts.
• Experience conducting systems engineering tasks including Technology Analysis and Assessment, System Definition, Systems Analysis, Systems Architecture development and architecture products, operational analysis, and Logistics support of DoW systems.
• Expert in assessing threat kill chains operations and identifying exploitable vulnerabilities, analyzing mission threads and blue force system kill chains to identify capability gaps and solutions, developing system models, constructing and executing simulation and analysis plans, conducting trade studies and sensitivity analysis, interpreting and synthesizing results and translating them into concise and comprehensive artifacts for documenting and communicating to multiple audiences.
• Experience leading teams in the planning and execution of complex mission and system analysis efforts.
• Experience interfacing with Joint Staff, Services, and warfighters to coordinate engineering and analysis needs and analytic results.
• Expert-level experience in one or more of the following areas: JADC2; C2BMC; Long-Range Fires; Space Operations; Position, Navigation and Timing; Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations; or ISR.

• Bachelors: Mathematics, Operations Research, Statistics, Computer Science, Management Science, Physics; OR possess a certificate from advanced Professional Military Education relevant to Military Training and/or Military Planning

• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI Eligibility.
• U.S. Citizenship is required for this position.

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  Interesting Work:
  
  
  
  Our co-workers support some of the most important and critical programs to our national defense and security.
  
  
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  Values:
  
  
  
  Our first core value is that employees come first. We challenge our co-workers to provide the highest level of support and service, and reward them with some of the best benefits in the industry.
  
  
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  100% Employee Owned:
  
  
  
  We have a stake in each other's success, and the success of our customers. It's also nice to know what's going on across the company; we have company wide town-hall meetings three times a year.
  
  
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  Great Benefits - Most Full-Time Staff Are Eligible for:
  
  
  




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  Starting PTO accrual of 20 days PTO/year + 10 holidays/year
  
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  Flexible schedules
  
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  6% 401k match with immediate vesting up to $9k annually
  
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  Semi-annual bonus eligibility (July and December)
  
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  Company funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - a separate qualified retirement account
  
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  Up to $10,000 in annual educational reimbursement
  
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  Other company funded benefits, like life and disability insurance
  
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  Optional zero deductible Blue Cross/Blue Shield health insurance plan
  




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  Track Record of Success:
  
  
  
  We have grown every year since our founding in 1993.
  
  

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is a 100% employee-owned engineering services and solutions company that provides high-demand technical expertise in Digital Transformation, Modeling and Simulation, Rapid Capability Development, Test and Evaluation, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Cybersecurity and Mission Assurance

MTSI delivers capabilities to solve problems of global importance. Founded in 1993, MTSI today has employees at over 20 offices and field sites worldwide.

For more information about MTSI, please visit www.mtsi-va.com